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FORTIFICATION in Agharainy

FORTIFICATION
FORTIFICATION in Agharainy
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Fortification in Agharainy, County Fermanagh, dates to the post-medieval or seventeenth century, when borderland violence made defensive works common. The exact structure has faded, but the classification suggests a deliberate attempt to control access, resist raiding, or assert local authority. Whatever it was, it answered a real danger in a region where openness could cost a life.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as FORTIFICATION. Recorded period: POST-MED; C17TH. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.

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